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Teenager Allegedly Gangraped Aboard Moving Delhi-NCR Sleeper Bus
A 17-year-old girl was travelling to Noida to visit her cousin.
She accidentally got off at the wrong stop during heavy rain.
She asked a sleeper bus driver and conductor for help.
Police say they offered her a ride and then allegedly attacked her inside the moving bus.
They allegedly threatened her when she resisted.
The bus travelled from Pari Chowk to near Kashmere Gate.
The girl reported the incident to police after she was left there.
Police arrested the driver and conductor and seized the bus for testing.
Congress said the incident showed failures in policing and women’s safety.
A 17-year-old from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly gangraped inside a moving sleeper bus on August 4.
Police said the teenager boarded the bus at Greater Noida’s Pari Chowk after getting off at the wrong stop.
The driver and conductor allegedly assaulted and threatened her during the journey to Kashmere Gate.
Police identified the accused as driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep and arrested them in Timarpur.
The sleeper bus was seized for forensic examination, while Congress alleged failures in policing and women’s safety.
- Who
- A 17-year-old girl, and bus driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep, who police identified as the accused.
- What
- The girl was allegedly gangraped inside a moving sleeper bus, according to police.
- Where
- The alleged assault began near Pari Chowk in Greater Noida and ended near Ring Road at Kashmere Gate in north Delhi.
- When
- The incident allegedly occurred on the night of August 4; police announced the arrests on Monday.
- Why
- Police said the girl sought a lift after getting off at the wrong stop during heavy rain; the alleged motive was not stated.
Congress allegations
Police account
Policing and intervention
Congress allegations
The Congress alleged that the assault continued for nearly 50 kilometres without police intervention, patrolling, or checking, and said this exposed failures by the Uttar Pradesh and Delhi governments.
Police account
Police said they arrested the two accused, seized the bus for forensic examination, and opened an investigation; the articles do not report a police response during the bus journey.
Women’s safety
Congress allegations
Congress accused the Bharatiya Janata Party governments of making hollow promises on women’s safety and failing to deter crime.
Police account
The police account focuses on the alleged assault, the identification and arrest of the driver and conductor, and the ongoing investigation rather than offering a broader assessment of women’s safety.
Key facts
- Victim
- 17-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh
- Alleged route
- Pari Chowk, Greater Noida, to Ring Road near Kashmere Gate
- Distance
- Nearly 47 kilometres
- Accused
- Bus driver Kuldeep and conductor Sandeep
- Arrest location
- A bus parking lot in Timarpur, north Delhi
- Evidence
- The sleeper bus was seized for forensic examination
- Police official
- Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Niharika Bhatt
Quotes
Indian National Congress
Political party that criticized the policing and women’s safety record of the BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi
“The savagery continued for nearly 50 km in the moving bus, but the police from two states turned a deaf ear and slept on. No patrolling, no checking.”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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